Living Landscape Trainee

Are you looking to take your first step into a career in nature conservation?

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is offering a funded trainee role designed to equip a budding
conservationist with the skills, knowledge, and real-world experience needed to thrive in the
sector.

Living Landscape Trainee

Salary: £22,932 per annum

Contract type: Fixed term, 12 months

Working hours: Full time

Location: Bickley Hall Farm, Malpas, SY14 8EF

This is an incredible opportunity to gain hands-on insight into the vital work we do to bring
wildlife back and restore nature at scale across the region.

As a Living Landscape Trainee, you’ll work alongside our expert Nature Recovery team across our
network of reserves and third-party sites, delivering a wide range of conservation tasks—from
habitat management and creation works, to species monitoring and access improvement works.
You’ll also contribute to projects such as developing our wildflower and tree nursery at
Bickley Hall Farm, supporting volunteer groups, and helping to gather essential ecological
data. This is a practical, varied, and impactful role that puts you at the heart of our mission
to create a Wilder Cheshire.

Whether you’re a recent graduate, career changer, or simply passionate about the environment,
this placement offers a fantastic launchpad into the conservation world. You’ll be supported
every step of the way with training, mentoring, and opportunities to build your professional
skills. Join us in making a real difference for nature—apply now and become part of something
truly meaningful.

At Cheshire Wildlife Trust we embrace agile working with a focus on supporting you to achieve
your objectives alongside a healthy work-life balance. We operate a hybrid working policy with
most staff working at least part of the week from home and/or out on site.

This is a full time, 12 month fixed contract.

Closing date: Monday 28 April 2025

Interviews will be held on 22nd May.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the ‘Find out more & Apply’
button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this
position.

CV’s will not be considered, please submit our application form.

You may be required to carry out a DBS check for this role.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sorry, we are unable to offer sponsorship for
this position

No agencies please.